Airhead 53-2218 Operating instructions

Brand: Airhead

Model: 53-2218

Type: Operating instructions

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PRODUCT INSTRUCTIONS AND WARNINGS

Watersports can be safe and fun for all levels of enthusiasts. The User’s Manual is presented

to enhance your enjoyment of the sport. It is intended to alert you to some of the potentially

dangerous conditions that can arise in all watersports.

To reduce your risk of injury or death, follow these guidelines and the Waters-

ports Safety Code.

• Carefullyreadthismanualandfollowtheinstructions.

• Teachanyoneusingyourtubehowtoattachittotherope,howtorideit,andhowtomaintainit.

• Ifthetubeisdesignedformorethanoneperson,takeextraprecautiontoavoidcollisions.

• Useofthetubeinwavy,rough,orchoppywatermaycauseviolenttubeactionandincrease

theriskofinjury.

• SharpturnsbytheWatercraftdrivermaycauseaslingshoteffecttothetube,causingthetube

to travel at a much higher speed than the Watercraft. The Watercraft driver should reduce the

speed of the Watercraft during these sharp turns to reduce the slingshot effect.

• Neverattemptjumpsordangeroustrickswithyourtube.Ifmorethanonetubeisbeing

towed,avoidcollisionswithothertubes.

• Knowyourownlimits.Stopwhenyouaretired.Actresponsibly.Beingoodphysicalcondi-

tion and be cautious in your use of this or any other towable tube.

• Removethetowropefromtheproductwhennotinuse,donotleavetheropeinthewater

whereitcouldbedamagedorcaughtbyanypartoftheboat.Storethemproperly.

WATERSPORTS SAFETY CODE

Before you get in the water:Skiingorridinginstructionisrecommendedbeforeuse.Instruc-

tionwillteachgeneralsafetyguidelinesandproperskiingorridingtechniques,whichmay

reduceyourriskofinjury.Formoreinformationonskiingorridingschools,contactyourdealer,

Association,orlocalskiclub.

• Knowthefederal,stateandlocallawsthatapplytoyourarea.

• Ifyouarenotfamiliarwithawaterway,asksomeonewhois,totellyouaboutanyhiddendan-

gers or things to avoid.

• Whetheryouplantobeinawatercraft,orskiing/ridingbehindoneitisimportantyouarewearing

aproperlyttedlifejacket(PFD)approvedbyyourcountry’sagency,USCGTypeIII,ISO,etc.

• Inspectallequipmentpriortoeachuse,checkbindings,ns,tube,attachment,towropeand

otationdevice.Donotuseifdamaged.

WARNING

Watersports involve risks of severe injury or death. Follow all instructions,

safety information below and in owner’s manual. To reduce risks:

DRIVER IS RESPONSIBLE FOR SAFETY. TUBE CANNOT BE CONTROLLED BY RIDER!

• Always wear a properly tted life jacket (PFD) approved by your country’s agency, USCG Type III, ISO, etc.

• Tube is not a Personal Flotation device.

• Never tow in shallow water or near shore, docks, pilings, swimmers, watercrafts or other obstacles.

• Always ensure tow rope is clear of all body parts prior to and during use.

• Never place any body part through handles, under cover, bladder, towing harness or tie rider to tube.

• Always have a person other than the driver as an observer to watch the rider.

• Always supervise children while using this tube.

• Never operate watercraft, ski or ride under the inuence of alcohol or drugs.

• Never make fast or sharp turns which may cause the tube to ip over.

• Never exceed skill of the rider; never exceed 20 mph (32 km/h) for adults, 15 mph (24 km/h) for children.

• Never make sharp turns that may cause a slingshot effect on the tube’s speed.

• Always comply with manufacturer’s recommended number of riders, weight for tube, and strength of rope.

Maximum number riders:

1 2 3 4 5 6

Maximum weight of riders:

170 lb 340 lb 510 lb 680 lb 850 lb 1020 lb

(77 kg) (154 kg) (231 kg) (308 kg) (385 kg) (463 kg)

Tensile strength of tow rope:

1500 lb 2375 lb 3350 lb 4100 lb 6000 lb 6000 lb

(680 kg)

(1077 kg) (1520 kg) (1860 kg) (2722 kg) (2722 kg)

Length of tow rope: 50 ft - 65 ft ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

(15,25 m - 19,80 m)

Watercraft Safety: Aknowledgeableandresponsibledriveristhemostimportantsafetydevice

on any watercraft.

• Neveroperateawatercraft,skiorrideundertheinuenceofalcoholordrugs.

• Onlyusewaterballastandpeopleforadditionalweight.

• Neverexceedthepassengerorweightlimitationsofthewatercraft.

• Neverallowpassengerstohangoutsidethewatercraftortoweddeviceorsitonthegunwales

or anywhere outside of the normal seating area.

• Neverallowwatertooverowtheboworgunwalesofthewatercraft.

• Unevenweightdistributionoradditionalweightmayaffectthehandlingofthewatercraft.

Carbon Monoxide: TheexhaustfromtheengineonawatercraftcontainsCarbonMonox

ide(CO)whichisacolorless,odorlessandpoisonousgas.ExcessiveexposuretoCO

cancausesevereinjuryordeath.Followthisadvicetoavoidinjury.

• Never“PlatformDrag”byholdingontotheboardingplatformorbedraggeddirectlybehindthe

watercraft.ThisiswhereCOwillbe.

• Donotsitonthewatercrafttransomorboardingplatformwhiletheengineisrunning.

• Makesuretheengineisproperlytunedandrunningwell.Animproperlytunedenginepro-

ducesexcessiveexhaustandCO.

• Ifyousmellengineexhaustdonotstayinthatposition.

• GototheUnitedStatesCoastGuard’swebsite:www.uscgboating.orgformoreinformationon

howtohelpprotectyourselfandothersfromthedangersofCO.

Tow Ropes: Towropescomeindifferentlengthsandstrengthsfordifferentactivities.Make

sureanyropeyouareusingissuitedforskiingorridingandthatitisingoodcondition.

• Neverusearopethatisfrayed,knotted,unravelingordiscoloredfromuseorbeingleftinthe

sun.Ifaropebreakswhileinuseitcanrecoilattheskier/riderbeingtowedorintothewater-

craftwhereitmightstrikepassengers.Replacetowropeswithanysignofdamage.

• Neveruseatowropewithelasticorbungeematerialtopullskiersorriders.

• Ropeshouldbeattachedtothewatercraftinanapprovedfashionwithhardwaredesignedfor

towing.Refertoyourwatercraftmanualforinstructionsonpropertowropeattachment.

• Alwayskeeppeopleandtowropesawayfromthepropeller,evenwhenidling.

• Ifatowropeshouldbecomeentangledinapropeller,shutoffengine,removethekeyandput

itinyourpocketbeforeretrievingtherope.

• Towropesshouldbeneatlystowedintheboatwhennotinuse.

Preparing to ski or ride: Alwayshaveapersonotherthanthedriverasanobservertolookout

fortheskier/rider.

• Besurethedriverisawareoftheexperienceandabilityleveloftheskier/rider.

• Thedriver,observerandskier/riderneedtoagreeonhandsignalsbeforeskiingorriding.

SignalsshouldincludeREADY,STOP,SPEEDUP,andSLOWDOWN.

• Starttheengineonlyaftermakingsurethatnooneinthewaterisnearthepropeller.

• Turn the engine off when people are getting into or out of the watercraft, or in the water

near the watercraft.

• Alwaysmakesurethetowropeisnotwrappedaroundanyone’shands,arms,legs,orother

parts of the body.

• Startthewatercraftandmoveslowlytoremoveslackuntilthetowropeistight.

• Whentheskier/ridersignalsREADYandthereisnotrafcahead,takeoffinastraightline.

Adjustthespeedaccordingtothesignalsgivenbytheskier/rider.

Skiing or Riding: Thewatercraftandskier/ridershouldalwaysmaintainasufcientdistancefrom

obstaclessoaskier/riderfallingorcoastingand/orwatercraftwillnotencounteranyobstacle.

• Donotuseinshallowwaterornearshore,docks,pilings,swimmers,otherwatercraft,orany

other obstacles.

• Useonlyonwater.

• Neverattemptlandordockstarts.Thiswillincreaseyourriskofinjuryordeath.

• Alwayswearaproperlyttedlifejacket(PFD)approvedbyyourcountry’sagency,USCG

TypeIII,ISO,etc.

• Thefasteryouskiorride,thegreateryourriskofinjury.

• Nevermakesharpturnsthatmaycauseaslingshoteffectonthetube’sspeed.

• Skier/Ridershouldbetowedatanappropriatespeedfortheirabilitylevel.

Fallen skier or rider: Fallingandinjuriesarecommoninskiingorriding.

• Circleafallenskier/riderslowlytoreturnthetowropehandleorpickupthefallenskier/rider.

• Putthewatercraftinneutralwhennearafallenskier/rider.

• Alwayskeepthefallenskier/riderinviewandonthedriver’ssideofthewatercraft.

• Displayaredororangeskier-downagtoalertothervesselsthataskier/riderisdown.

The Warnings and practices in the Watersports Safety Code represent common risks en-

countered by users. The code does not cover all instances of risk or danger. Please use

common sense and good judgment.

SLALOMS / U-SLALOMS / BAT-X-RAY

Toturnright,simplyshiftyourweighttotheright.Toturnleft,simplyshiftyourweighttotheleft.

Most riders will be able to carve turns after only a few minutes of practice. Try different body

andhandlepositionstodeterminewhatworksbestforyourweight,physicalability,wakeand

water conditions.

MIXMASTERS

Astheriderisslalomingoutsideofthewakehe/sheshouldputpressureonthefrontoftheDo-

ableinordertogetthefrontto“bite”intothewater.Oncetheitemstartsspinningrememberto

thenleanbackinordertocompletethe360-degreespin.Sometimeswhilespinningtherideris

onlyabletogettheitem180degreesaround.Ifthisisthecase,inordertogettheitemtoturn

theremaining180degreestheriderwillneedtoputweightonthebackofthetube.Thisshould

getthetubetocompletethe360degrees.

WAKEBOARD TOWERS & TOW POINTS

Wakeboardtowersarenotdesignedforpullingtowables.Donottowinatablesfromskipylons

orskieyesunlessrecommendedbytheboatmanufacturer.Towpylonsandskieyesinstalled

aftermarketarenotintendedfortowinginatables.KwikTekassumesnoliabilityforinjuriesor

damages resulting from not following these instructions.

INFLATION

Properinationisthekeytofullyenjoyingthisproduct.Thecovershouldbetautwithfew

wrinkles.Youshouldbarelysinkitwhenstandingonthetube.

YourSPORTSSTUFFinatableisequippedwithoneormoreofthefollowingvalvetypes:

Speed Safety Valve: Pullsoutforfastination/deation,thencanbepushedin

ushwiththetube.Securethevalvebyrmlyfasteningthebottomportionofthe

valveintothebase.Toinate,opencaportopportionofthevalve.Usingthehose

fromyourinator,inatethroughthetopopeningofthevalve.

Safety Valve:Afxtheendofyourinatorhoseintotheopeninginvalve.Make

sureyouopentheapinsidetheopeningandinateuntilrm.

MONITORING & MAINTAINING PROPER INFLATION

TopreventseriousdamagetoseamsandI-beams,removesomeairormovetoashadedarea

whenexposuretodirectsunlightheatsupthetubeandcausestheairinsidetoexpand.Add

someairifexposuretocoolairorwaterlowerstheairpressureinside

QUICK CONNECT TOW SYSTEM

Followtheinstructionsbelowtoproperlyattachatowropewhenusingthissystem.

TOW CONNECTION SET-UP:

Ifyourproducthasthistypeofsystempleaserefertothediagrambelow.Loopthetopnylon

strapthroughthebottomloopandpulluptautlyonthenylonstrap.Afxyourropetothenylon

strap and you will be ready to go.

SpecialNote:Thetowsystemshouldonlybeusedasshowninthisdiagram.Towingfromthe

toporbottomstrapalonewillcausethetubetofunctionincorrectlyandmayriskdamagetothe

coverortube.Damagedcausedbyimproperusewillvoidyourwarranty.

GYRO:

OneendoftheswivelisalreadyattachedtotheGyro’stowsystem.

Attachyourtowropetotheotherendoftheswivel.

LIMITED WARRANTY

WARRANTY POLICY:

KwikTekwarrants,totheoriginalpurchaseronly,thattheirhighperformanceproducts,when

usedfornormalrecreationalpurposes,arefreefromdefectsinmaterialandworkmanshipfora

periodofninety(90)daysfromthedateofpurchase.Thiswarrantyexcludesproductsforrental,

forhire,andotherusesnotconsiderednormalrecreationalpurposes.KwikTekwillnotbeheld

liableforincidentalorconsequentialdamages.

Step 3:

Slidetheloopsmadeinsteptwooverthe

endsofthealuminumquickconnect

Step 1:

Findtheloopontheendofyourtowrope

Step 2:

Pulltheendofloopunderitself,back

towardstheknot

Step 4:

Pulltheropetight

1 2 3

THE KWIK TEK WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER:

•ProductswithouttheKTStamp,KwikTekWarrantyLabel,orKwikTekembossingonthem

•Failurescausedbyover-inationandunder-ination

•Snags,tears,cutsandpuncturesobtainedduringnormaluse

•Fadingfromexposuretosunlightorweathering

•Misuse,abuseandneglect

•Improperstorage

Forwarrantyissuescall800-624-1297.Youmayalsosendusanemailatkwiktek@airhead.

com.Pleasehaveallinformationbelowreadywhenyoucall.Weareunabletowarrantyaprod

uctwithoutallpertinentinformation.KwikTekwillmakethenalwarrantydeterminationwhich

mayrequireproductinspectionand/orphotosoftheproductwhichclearlyshowdefect(s).

IN ORDER TO PROCESS YOUR WARRANTY REQUEST, WE REQUIRE THE FOLLOWING THREE ITEMS:

1.)Salesreceiptwithdateofpurchase.

2.)14-18digitcodewithdashesinit(foundprintedontheunitbelowthewarningonthetubeor

nearthevalve.)

3.)PhotoshowingKTstamponproduct,KwikTekWarrantyLabel(foundonundersideofnylon

valveap)and/orKwikTekembossing(foundonthetubenearthebaseofthevalve.)

*YOUR WARRANTY REQUEST CAN NOT BE PROCESSED UNLESS YOU PROVIDE THE

INFORMATION REQUIRED ABOVE.

REPLACEMENT PARTS

Ifyourproductisoutofwarranty,youmaybeabletopurchasereplacementpartsfromourser-

vicedepartmentbycontactingthemdirectlyat800-624-1297.

Replacementpartsareshippedwithin72businesshoursofwarrantyverication.Thiswarranty

isonlyvalidinUSAandCanada.Ifyouhavequestionsaboutthisproduct,replacementparts,or

locatingadealerinyourarea,contactusat:

KwikTek,Inc.

12000E.45thAvenueUnit104

Denver,CO80239

TollFree:800-624-1297

Phone:303-733-3722

Fax:303-733-8007

Email:[email protected]

Priorauthorizationisrequiredforreturnedmerchandise.Nocreditwillbegivenforaproductthat

issentbackwithoutpriorauthorizationfromKwikTek,Inc.KwikTekwillnotbeheldresponsible

forlostorimproperlyshippeditemsifareturnnumberisnotobtainedinadvance.Afterreceiving

anauthorizationnumber,pleaseshippartsasinstructedtothefollowingaddress.

KwikTek,Inc.ReturnCenter

12000E.45thAvenueUnit106

Denver,CO80239

(PleaselabelpackagewithRMA#)

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MAXIMUM NUMBER OF RIDERS, WEIGHT LIMIT & RECOMMENDED TOW ROPES

It is dangerous to exceed the capacities listed below. Be sure to follow the WSIA rope recommendations.

CANTIDAD MÁXIMA DE PASAJEROS, LÍMITE DE PESO Y SOGAS

DE REMOLQUE RECOMENDADAS

Es peligroso exceder las capacidades indicadas a continuación. Asegúrese de seguir las recomendaciones

WSIA de la soga.

NOMBRE MAXIMUM D’USAGERS, LIMITE DE POIDS ET CORDES

DE REMORQUAGE RECOMMANDÉS

Il est dangereux de dépasser les capacités décrites ci-dessous. Assurez-vous de suivre les recommanda-

tions de la WSIA concernant la corde de remorquage.

Forquestionsonassembly,function,safety,partsorwarranty,contacttheexpertsatKwikTek.

Desquestionssurl’assemblage,lespiècesoulagarantie?AppelezKwikTekouenvoyezun

courrielàKwikTek.

¿Preguntasrelacionadasconelarmado,piezasolagarantía?Llameoescribaporcorreoelec-

trónicoaKwikTek.

KwikTek,Inc.

12000E45thAve.,Unit104

Denver,CO80239USA

TollFree:1-800-624-1297

Telephone:303-733-3722

Fax:303-733-8007

Email:[email protected]

Website:www.sportsstuff.com

1 2 3 4 5 6

1 2 3 4 5 6

170lb 340lb 510lb680lb850lb1020lb

77kg 154kg 231kg 308kg385kg463kg

77kg 154kg 231kg 308kg385kg463kg

1500lb

2375lb 3350lb 4100lb6000lb6000lb

680kg 1077kg1520kg1860kg2722kg2722kg

680kg 1077kg1520kg1860kg2722kg2722kg

50 ft -

ft------------------------------------------------------------------------

m -

m---------------------------------------------------------------

m -

m---------------------------------------------------------------

Maximumnumberofriders:

Nombremaximum de riders:

Numeromáximodedeportistas:

Maximumweightofriders:

Poidsmaximumdesriders:

Pesomáximodelosdeportistassobreeltubo:

Tensilestrengthoftowrope:

Résistanceàlatractiondelacorde:

Resistenciaalatraccióndelacuerdaderemolque:

Lengthoftowrope:

Longueurdelacordedetraction:

Longituddelacuerdaderemolque:

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